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Give Your Program a Praise Makeover

Contributed by Jennifer Bateman, Ph.D., Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National Vice President, Health, Wellness & Gender Praise is a powerful motivator for youth and one of the most efficient tools staff can use to shape desired behavior in out-of-school...

Got Service? Get Involved in the Gwinnett Great Days of Service

Contributed by Ellen Gerstein, Executive Director, Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services The Gwinnett Great Days of Service is designed to gain community awareness for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services and more than 800+ health and human...

Reach Your Potential with Intrepid Performance Consulting

Contributed by Abby Keenan, MS, CMPC Intrepid Performance Consulting is working to improve performance in the metro Atlanta area, one person at a time. Launched in 2015, Intrepid creates self-aware, performance-ready individuals. So often, we train the physical and...

A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Marijuana Use

Contributed by Sarah Neale, MPH, CHES According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over one-third of Georgia teenagers have used marijuana. If you are like many parents, talking to your kids about marijuana can be a tough subject. However,...

3 Facts and 3 Myths about Opiate Use During Pregnancy

Contributed by Bethany Kotlar, MPH Opiates are medications and street drugs that make you feel less pain and can cause a “high.”  Opiates include Vicodin, OxyContin, morphine, methadone, fentanyl and heroin. Opiates are very addictive. According to the Centers for...

Combating Stigma of Mental Illness

Contributed by Jennifer Hibbard, LPC For the most part, we take being mentally healthy for granted. We don’t see the impact of symptoms of depression, anxiety or substance abuse on someone’s ability to live their life until the illness is very severe. The National...